ieo sample paper 8 for class 5

7/29/2019 IEO Sample Paper 8 for class 5

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Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective from the alternatives given below

mans school report was ________ last terms

Not good as

Not good than

Not as goodNot as good as

Complete the story by filling the blanks with suitable articles:e day the tortoise asked a rabbit to run a race with him. The rabbit laughed at the idea. He called the tortoise a fool to

llenge an excellent runner like him. But he agreed. Soon after the race started. The rabbit was far ahead, so heught of an idea. He decided to take a nap under______tree. On seeing this the tortoise made an extra effort and

ched the end point. When the rabbit woke up, it was too late!

An

A

TheNone of these

Fill in the blank with suitable Article from the options given below

ou see my son please give him________ message

A

An

TheNone of these

Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles from the options given below

en you come out the lift, youll see two doors, _____red one and _____blue one.door is ______ red one

The /the/a

A/a/theA/a/a/

The/the/the

Fill in the blank with suitable Article from the options given below

left_______ home without informing anyone

AAn

The

None of these

Complete the following paragraph with suitable adverbs from the options given below:

s rightly said that if we do not take pains, we gain nothing. Surely life without work is meaningless. Those who sitntly or look for outside help invite definitely their ruin. The sun, the moon and other heavenly bodies continuously

rk. Undoubtedly it is clear that work is a must for our life. ______ say you cannot take pains.


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AlwaysVery

Seldom

Never

Read the letter and fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the options given below.

w are you? Today I am too happy for words.________I was awarded the Best Student Scholarship at the Annual

nction. I heard my name being announced loudly. As I walked happily to the stage, my heart was beating nervously.parents waved proudly at me. My teacher, who has always motivated me smiled encouragingly at me. I have never

n so happy in my life. .Finally I have made everyone proud of me.

Yesterday

FinallyFinal

Sure

Choose the correct adverb from the options given

r English is fluent. She speaks English______

Fluently

More fluentMost fluent

Fluent

Choose the correct adverb from the options given

father is ______ late for work.

Quickly

RarelyDown

Last week

Fill in the blank with correct preposition choosing from the options given below

lives ________Bhopal

Blank

ntoOn

n


uld you hold on a few minutes _______ I check this with my boss?

ForSince

Over


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While

Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable preposition:e night I was very upset. I decided to go for a walk. I walked along the lake for a long time, When I looked at my

ch I realized I had been walking for two hours. As I was on my way back home without realizing I started walking

wards Sameers house. When I reached Sameers room, I switched on the light. I saw Sameer sitting on his bed.__seeing me he raised his head. He looked very sick. I stood beside his bed and he grabbed me with both arms. I

ld see tears in his eyes.

At

FromOf

On


u should visit the Empire State building _______ you are in New York

ForOverDuring

While

Fill in the blank with the suitable Conjunction

had to retire _______of ill health.

As

SoBecause

When


you pull the handle_____ push it?

AndBut

OrAs

B. Complete the following letter with suitable conjunctions:

ar Seema,rote a letter to you last week but without any response from your side. Hence I am a bit worried.I thought you are

____ ill or busy with your studies hence I am writing this letter. Even if there is any other problem, share it with me

wever I am going to tell you an interesting incident. Yesterday while I was coming to school I saw a beggar who wastending to be blind but in reality he was not. A man gave him a base coin but he returned him the same coin by

uesting him not to cheat him even. Though he was blind.

re on meeting.urs sincerely

ita


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EitherBecause

Therefore

Unless


_____ she signs these papers, she will get the loan.

ThereforeUnless

So

f

Fill in the blank with suitable verb form from the options given below

d anyone _______ for me? Yes, your wife called about an hour ago.

PhonedCalling

Phone

Ride

Fill in the blank with suitable verb form from the options given below

ase _______ quiet. I am trying to read

AmAre

Be

s

Choose the correct verb in the Present Perfect tense or Simple Past form and fill in the blank from the

ernatives given below

mother _______ her best friend for over twenty years now.

KnowsKnew

Has knownWas knowing

Choose the correct verb in the Present Perfect tense or Simple Past form and fill in the blanks from the

ernatives given below

____ you ever______ chicken?

Did/eatHave /eat

Have/eaten


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Did/eaten

Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms.e day began terribly. My alarm didnt go off and I left the house with only 1 hour to spare before the plane ____ due

ake off. Luckily there was very little traffic and I reached at the airport with 30 minutes to spare. I checked in at the

e and went for a coffee. Just as I sat down , the announcer called my flight. I drank my coffee quickly, and followedsign to the departure gate, and then I heard that terrible announcement, the one you dont want to hear. There was a

blem with the engine. I looked around for a place to get another coffee. I saw a drinks machine so I went over to get

me. I put in my money and pressed the button for black coffee. When I picked up the cup, it contained only water. At

t moment, the hostess announced that the plane was delayed because of bad weather.

Didnt go

Wished

BecameWas

Choose the correct present passive verb from the options given

______ Glass______ from sand?

Does / made

s / made

s / makings/make

Choose the correct Intensifier from the options given

ouldn` t do any of the English exercises. They were _______ impossible!

Very

Fairly

CompletelyA bit

Choose the correct past passive verb from the options given below

e computer_______ in the 2000s, but much earlier.

Wasnt inventWerent invited

Wasnt inventedWasnt inventing

Choose the correct present passive verb from the options given

m sure that coffee ______ in USA

Doesnt grown

snt growingDoesnt grew

snt grown


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Choose the correct antonym of the given word

l

nnocentHeaven

Proud

Dull

Choose the correct question tag from the alternatives given below

s. Batra is going to New Zealand, ______?

snt she

snt he

Doesnt she

Hasnt she

Choose the correct antonym of the given word

rren

Home

Refuse

PassiveFertile

Choose the correct answer and fill in the blank from the alternatives given below

warm of bees _______ building a hive outside the house

s

Are

AmWere

There is an error in each line in the passages. The error has been underlined. Choose the correct options

en below to correct the error:er many hours of deep sleep, Gulliver woke up. But he could not move the hands or legs. Coming to his full senses,

was shocked to see that his arms and legs were fastened to the ground.

HerHis

ts

Those

Fill in the blanks with correct words from the option given below:ont know why, but whenever I travel by public transport, the buses are always crowded and _______ I have to stand

on the way to work. It may be better if I were to leave home earlier. As it is, many passengers are left behind, unless


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y force those standing to move further down the aisle. I sometimes have to wait for upto twenty minutes for another

because the one that arrives is full. Consequently I have been late to work a few times. My manager is usually

mpathetic, I dont think it will be long however, before he begins to lose his patience. Perhaps I should buy either atorbike or a small car.

Butf

However

Therefore

Fill in the blank with right word from the options given below

ese trousers are tight at the ______

Waist

Waste

Back

Front

There is an error in each line in the passages. The error has been underlined. Choose the correct options

en below to correct the error:

During my summer vacations I had gone to Shimla. There I saw many monkeysey all looked very cute and naughty. The baby monkeys kept fighting with each another

kept rolling in the mud.

Himself

tself

MonkeysOther

Each sentence is divided into four parts. One part of the sentence has an error, choose which part of the

tence has an error

does not/ knew/ how / to swim.

) (B) (C) (D)

He does not

KnewHow

o swim


tence has an error

d / Sunil / helped / you?(B) (C) (D)

DidSunil

Helped


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you?


tence has an error

ys / does not/ like to/ read.(B) (C) (D)

Boys

does notike to

ead

Out of the four choices choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence

at which cannot been seen -

UnseenedVisible

nvisibleOpaque

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:you know how blueberries grow? They grow on bushes. Each blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries can

w on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green. The green berries are not ready to eat yet. They need a lot of sun

rain to help them become fat and sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ripe and ready to be picked.me farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people who live nearby can earn money by helping to pick the

eberries. Each one takes a pail out to the field and fills it with blueberries. They.

rk fast so that they can fill many pails. They want to earn as much money as they can. When they are done picking,

ir fingers are blue from the juice of the berries!er the blueberries are picked, they are put into boxes and sent to stores. People buy the blueberries and take them

me to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by one. Other people like to cook with blueberries.

ey make blueberry muffins and pancakes.matter how you eat them, blueberries taste great!

he word earn is__________.

Verb

AdjectiveAdverb

Noun

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:

e dogsled race was about to begin. Julies team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. The

was so cold that she could see her breath. Other teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept hers on the clock. At exactly ten oclock, she and the other racers yelled, Mush! The dogs knew that meant Go!

ey leapt forward and the race began!

e had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Juliesgs pulled the sled in order to get in shape for the race.

w, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay

ad of the other teams. The racers had t go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the coldest places onth. The dogs thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the route,

snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs feet. To keep that from


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pening, Julie had put special booties on their feet.

first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race. But on the third day out,

y began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sledsners slid into a hole and broke. Julie could have given up then, but she didnt. She fixed it and they kept going.

en they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and

dogs.

hat does the word team mean?

Friends and family

To join togetherMany dogs

A group working together

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:ce there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old Ilama. Each day the boy and his Ilama walked

ny miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old Ilama died.

e boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family

no home.e boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.

ddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to theund. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old Ilama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She looked at the

y and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of Ilama wool fell.

the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the

ol to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young Ilamas He never forgot the starma. And he was never

hat happened before the old Ilama died?

The boy bought two new Ilamas

The boy and the Ilama walked many miles, looking for a home

The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city

The old Ilama fell to the ground in the shape of a star

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows:e dogsled race was about to begin. Julies team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. The

was so cold that she could see her breath. Other teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept her

s on the clock. At exactly ten oclock, she and the other racers yelled, Mush! The dogs knew that meant Go!ey leapt forward and the race began!

e had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win. Hour after hour, day after day, Julies

gs pulled the sled in order to get in shape for the race.w, they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys. They stopped only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay

ad of the other teams. The racers had t go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the coldest places onth. The dogs thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and weather. In many places along the route,

snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs feet. To keep that frompening, Julie had put special booties on their feet.

first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were still getting used to the race. But on the third day out,

y began to pull more quickly. They worked as a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sledsners slid into a hole and broke. Julie could have given up then, but she didnt. She fixed it and they kept going.

en they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and

dogs.

hat happened before the dogs began running?

The dogs pulled the sled slowly

Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate


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The runner on Julies sled broke

The dogs pulled the sled over hills and into valleys

You are the secretary of the Staff Association of NGP Public School. You are

nning a trip to Brindavan Gardens, Mysore for the teachers Following is a notice giving details of the trip :

.1 .20XX

STAFF PICNIC

picnic has been planned for all the staff members

ate - 8.2.200XX

eparture at - 7A.M.rrival - 6 PM.

s. 500 is to be paid to the undersigned on or before 5.2.2011

YZ

ecretary Staff Association

at information is missing in the above notice?

Time

Date

Heading

Place

Complete the passage using the following notes. Select from the alternatives given below:

nnie Besant

Contributed to Indias freedom struggle

haired the Calcutta session of Congress in 1915

rish parents

Lived in India since 1893

Established Indian Boy Scouts Association

nie Besant was born to Irish parents. She came to India ___1893 and played a big part in Indias freedom struggle.e India Boy Scouts Association was started by her.

Played

nWas born

Came

Complete the following passage using the information given below:

lergyCauses a variety of reactions

Pollen is the most probable source

Also caused by dust, animals, chemicals, etc.

Allergic to insect bites

Different reactions in different people

ferent people are allergic to sources of allergy in many ways. There is thousands of _______ of allergy, but plant

len is the most probable cause of allergy. Some people are allergic to insect bites and even the presence of animals,

t or some chemicals.

Are allergicMany


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Causes

Presence

Read the following Notice and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the alternatives given below

Air Force School - Delhi

Feb20XX

____________

udents who would like to have their jokes, stories, poems published

the school magazine should submit their entries to the undersigned

est by 5th Feb 2011. The stories should be original and written on4 size sheets.

ayal

udent Editor

School magazine

Articles for school magazineSchool notice

Attention students

Fill in the blanks with suitable (-ing) verbs from the given options:

The workshop

noj likes going into his fathers workshop and looking at all the things that are there. His father enjoys making new

ngs, so there are lots of different tools. There are hammers for hammering nails into wood. There are saws for cutting

od and there are paintbrushes for painting things. There are many bottles of different stuff, like white spirit, amical for ___________ paintbrushes after you have used them. There are tins of wax and polish for making wooden

ects clean and shiny. There are tubes of glue for mending broken things. Manoj likes helping his father tidy up the

rkshop. This includes putting everything in its right place and sorting out all the nails and screws. Maybe when Manoj

lder he will be an expert too like his father.

MakingMending

Cleaning

Helping

A. Following are the instructions for treating a patient with burns. Fill in the blanks with the help of the

art choosing from the alternatives given below

soon as I returned from my first aid classes, a mishap occurred. My little sister poured boiling water on her hand.

mediately, I put my knowledge of first aid to use. I poured cold water on her hand. This was to ensure that blisters

uld not form. Then I gave some relief to her from the severe burning sensation by rubbing ice on the burnt area. Aftert ____________, this gave more relief and cooled down the burnt area. I was careful not to touch or remove the


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led area I kept the hand exposed and did not bandage. Finally, I took her to the doctor for further help. The doctor

d me it was a good thing I had learnt first aid. I could protect my sister from having a scarred hand.

applied antiseptic ointment

By rubbing ice on the burnt area

Touch or remove the scaled areaTook her to the doctor

Fill in the blanks with suitable (-ing) verbs from the given options:

The workshop

noj likes going into his fathers workshop and ________at all the things that are there. His father enjoys making newngs, so there are lots of different tools. There are hammers for hammering nails into wood. There are saws for cutting

od and there are paintbrushes for painting things. There are many bottles of different stuff, like white spirit, a

mical for cleaning paintbrushes after you have used them. There are tins of wax and polish for making wooden

ects clean and shiny. There are tubes of glue for mending broken things. Manoj likes helping his father tidy up therkshop. This includes putting everything in its right place and sorting out all the nails and screws. Maybe when Manoj

lder he will be an expert too like his father.

Helping

LookingMaking

Do

.


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D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D

D 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D

D 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. C

A 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. C

C 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. C

D 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A

B 32. D 33. A 34. D 35. B

C 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. D

B 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. C

B 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. A


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Content of the letter

Address of the receiverSalutation

Date


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